Brake mechanism



July 19, 1932. B. s. FLORADAY 1 ,867,913

BRAKE MECHANISM Filed April 1. 1927 s Shets-Sheet 1 1 M li/ 02: fill Z107? fbkaday, 13 4am,

5 Sheets-Sheet 2 July 19, 1932. B. s. FLORADAY BRAKE MECHANISM Filed April 1 ly 1932- B. s. FLORADAY I 1,867,913 r BRAKE MECHANISM Filed April 1. 1927 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Patented July 19, 1932 V UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE BURTON S. FLORADAY, F TOLEDO, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO HYDRAULIC BRAKE COMPANY, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, A CORPORATION OF CALIFORNIA rnax'n MEcnAmsn:

Application filed April 1,,

My invention relates to improvements in vehicle brake construction,

An object is to provide an improved brake for a road vehicle in which the brake band is brought into engagement with the brake drum in such a manner as to obtain the full braking efi'ect thereof at any point during the application of the braking torque and notwithstanding wear of the contacting surface.

An important feature lies in the employment of an operating connection which at all times exerts a pressure upon the brake band in a direction tangential to the contacting surface of the brake drum.

f It common practice to make use of coutransmit the pressure from the brake cable to the brake band. Due to the angular movement offsuch coupling connections as the brake band is drawn into contact'with the drum the direction of application of force changes during its application.

' Through the use of my improved structure a connection is made by the cable directly with the brake band in a line tangential to the drum and the band is wrapped all the way about the drum and the force exerted upon the band is at all times substantially in the same line. I a Other advantages and meritorious objects of my inyention will appear from the following specificatiomappended claim and accompanying drawings, in which: ,v 5

Figure l'is a plan of a vehicle chassis provided with my invention.

Figure 2 is a side elevation of a portion'of the operating mechanism.

'Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view through my improved brake structure.

Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 44, Figure 3. A v Figure 5 is an elevation of a sheet metal eye terminal. for the respective ends of the brake bands. a

In the drawings, the side frame members 10' of a vehicle chassis provided with axles 12 having road wheels 14, each of which is here shown as provided with a brake. A brake pedal 16 which operates a plunger 18 to creits I pressure in a cylinder 20 which v of the rear Wheels require no-conduit. p'llng connect ons such as levers and cams to force. Itis not tr of the usual coupling lever mechanism, but

1927. Serial n. 180,101.

outwardly to operate the swinging arms 26 and thereby to exert a tension upon the brake cables 30. The arms 26 are thus moved against the force of retractile springs 28. The brake cables 30 extending to the brakes of the front wheels pass through flexible conduits 32. Those extending to the brakes Referring to Figures 3 and 4, in my inven-- I tion the road wheel is provided with the usual brake drum'34, a brake carrier in the form of a' plate 36 mounted upon the axle and a brake band 38 which has africtional face 40. This band is here shown as a full wrapped band extending substantially completely about the drum. It is anchored by a bracket 42 to the brake carrier. The bracket 42 carries an anchor pin 44'; and a looped strap .46 is secured on the end of brake band and through the eye of which the anchor pin ex tends. The bracket 42 has a guide portion 48 which extends upwardly above the pin 44. The opposite end of the band is free to wrap about the drum on its rotation. It carries an end fitting 50 embodying a socket member 52 that is secured to the end .of the cable 30. A spring 54: is interposed between the member 50 and the bracket 42 so as to hold the band normally in the expanded position. 4

It will be seen'that the force exerted by the cable upon the End is a directtangential smitted through the use the cable is connected directly with the band. The cable extends in a line tangential to the drum so that the force exerted. upon the band to apply its braking torque is. a force tangential to the drum, and this remains true throughout the application of such force. The cable does not change its'angular position-during the application of the forceit exerts upon the band. The band,theref0re, is drawn evenly about the drum and its appli- '1 cation thereto is substantially uniform; that is, there is no variable leverage.

. Certain features disclosed but not claimed herein are claimed in my'copending applica- 'tions, Serial Nos. 97,207 and 180,102,filed March 25, 1926, and April 1, 1927, respective- 1y. The former application claims cable-operated brake mechanism, and the latter ap- 'plication claims the combination of the hy v1o draulic and mechanical brake operating mechanism.

What I claim is: p I A vehicle brake comprising a rotatable drum, a fixedly mounted bracket formed with 15 a forked end overlying the periphery of said drum, said forked end having a depending bearing portion, a bearing pin affixed at one. .end to said bracket and adaptedto extend through said depending bearing portion, a 2.0 brake band encircling said drum. and having atone of its ends a bifurcatedlooped portion for pivotally receiving said bearing pin thereby to anchor said end of the brake band, j

a flexible cable attached to the opposite end 25 of said brake band and received within the said forked end of the bracket thereby to guide it, a casing securedto' said forked end of the bracket and extending toward the m'ovable end of said brake band, and a spring 80 shielded by said casing and surrounding-said flexible cable to separate the ends of the brake band and thereby normally to disengage'the' brake elements. e f '1 a In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe 35 my name this 25th day of March, 1927. I

' BURTON S. FLORADA Y, 

